Listeria Outbreak Found IN Cantaloupes Kills 25

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that cantaloupes tainted with listeria have now claimed the lives of 25 people across the United States. The two most recent deaths took place in Louisianawith 25 states identifying a total of 116 cases. The elderly, pregnant women, and anyone with a weak immune system are most at risk for listeria.

The contaminated cantaloupes are the product of Jensen Farms of Granada, Colorado, which ordered a recall of its Rocky Ford brand cantaloupes voluntarily. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said that the tainted fruit will be removed from stores and that consumers should dispose of any Jensen Farms cantaloupes they may have purchased. People uncertain of where their cantaloupes came from should also throw it out.